Hey RJ, I don't think it is legal to target the Springers anymore, even catch and release. Check out the new regs.
All Central Valley anadromous waters that are listed as "closed to salmon fishing and no take and possession of salmon" in the district or special regulations are also closed to any catch and release fishing that results in hooking or attempting to hook a salmon.
As a reminder, Section 1.80 defines take as "Hunt, pursue, catch, capture or kill fish, amphibians, reptiles, mollusks, crustaceans or invertebrates or attempting to do so."
There will be no allowance for any catch and release fishing that targets salmon when the river or stream is closed to salmon fishing.
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